Sandimen

Sandimen Township is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. The population of the township consists mainly of the Paiwan people with a substantial Rukai minority.

Names
Ethnic Chinese settlers homophonically translated the original Paiwan name (setjimur ) into Hokkien (or ). Under Japanese rule the name was Sanchimon (山地門). Following the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the area became Sandimeng Township but the name was changed again in 1947 to Sandi Township  but the Taiwanese pronunciation of Soaⁿ-tē-mn̂g continued to be commonly used. In August 1992, the township assumed its current name.

History
During the Japanese era, Sandimen was grouped with modern-day Majia Township and Wutai Township as, which was governed under of Takao Prefecture. Following the Kuomintang takeover of Taiwan in 1945, Sandimen was assigned to Kaohsiung County and, on 16 August 1950, it became a part of the newly established Pingtung County.

Geography

 * Population: 7,717 people (February 2024)
 * Area: 196.4 km2

Administrative divisions
The township comprises 10 villages: Anpo, Dalai, Dashe, Dewen, Jingshan, Jingye, Koushe, Mani, Saijia and Sande.

Tourist attractions

 * Guchuan Bridge
 * Maolin National Scenic Area